Shira, regarding your 20/20 FAST! acronym. Looks like you may need to provide an additional addendum here as well, as FAST! now appears to stand for “F-- All Staples Talent!”. Snippet: The Company reserves the right to change my hours, wages and... — read more 

This is the reason an industry expert states as to why Sears has failed: PETERSON: They're investing a lot in a rewards program called Shop Your Way. And this is also tied to their e-commerce site. And they're investing a lot less in stores, and as a... — read more 

People on this site continue to hand wring and teeth gnash about what store will close and did they get good service or what some dumb--s in corporate did last week. FOLKS It's OVER... this company has terminal cancer. For some it's like saying... — read more 

Is my local Staples store closing? I live in Alamo, California. My Staples store in San Ramon/Danville, California is always very quiet. I can never find a single employee to help me, The one cashier is twiddling her thumbs and when I finally do get... — read more 

If you think you will be working at Staples five years from now you must be a liquidator.

Is Staples the new Radio Shack? The solution similarities may surprise you. http://seekingalpha.com/article/4056267-smaller-better-staples-tomorrows-radio-shack

www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/16/3-high-risk-dividend-stocks-you-should-probably-av.aspx?yptr=yahoo Staples stock gained a little value, but is not a strong bet to buy.

So how many people in IT are getting SH$%%^t canned over this. This is really embarrassing. The independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst Material Weakness Revealed in Internal Controls (SPLS) Shares of Staples (SPLS 8.63, -0.33) have... — read more 

Monday, March 13, 2017 Amazon Stock Quote Amazon NASDAQ:AMZN $855.00 up $2.54 (0.30%) Staples Stock Quote Staples NASDAQ:SPLS $8.52 down $0.17 (-1.90%) It's only an $846.48 difference.

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/staples-puts-stake-amazons-backyard-opens-new-development-center-seattle/

Below was from Staples public records online. They have drug this lawsuit on for more than 5 years. They are in the wrong. Is this ethical? I will take the lesser of 2 evils and shop Amazon. In 2012, plaintiff Bobby Dean Nickel filed an employment... — read more 

Staples plants stake in Amazon’s backyard, opens engineering center in Seattle by John Cook on June 5, 2014 at 5:00 am- Masud, who was recruited to Amazon in 2002, said Seattle is a natural place for the company’s expansion. “It is pretty clear to us... — read more 

The article on "The Street" states the obvious. Staples nor Office Depot is any match for Amazon. With Amazon having a commanding lead on sales there is nothing that is stopping them... — read more 

It's official. Do NOT invest in Staples. The Motley Fool says pass on this stock at all costs. It's a dumper. www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/09/why-staples-stock-is-sliding-35.aspx

Also, once they announce, do we expect another round of massive layoffs to hit stores? How about the corporate office? On what date is this going to happen and who will know?

While it's gone unnoticed by most, Staples quietly renegotiated you 401k's a while back. That's NOT news.Companies do that ALL the time. However, what is news is that they dropped a Money Market cash account option. Simply put if you want to protect... — read more 

Still messing around, with that trans analyst. Throwing stock holder money away save that all that cash and invest in the s.d.o.'s. Throw some money at the stores, I know a lot of these thread get back to corporate.

There's a lot of talk about tasks and not being able to accomplish those said tasks. There's talk about associates being stuck on register and not being able to fulifill their assigned duties. All these conversations make it seem like Staples stores... — read more 

If you are a watcher or reader of the business news you have no doubt seen this phrase - Retail Ice Age - Amazon is eating you lunch and Wal-Mart picks up the scraps. It's going to get worse, much worse. However, knowing that is less important if you... — read more 

I was let go in Feb in the rif. It was unexpected and unnecessary. I have not gotten a job yet, but I am the happiest I have been in years. That place is toxic, unorganized, petty, poorly run, gossipy, and generally bad for anyone's well being. If... — read more 

It has been posted many times that those who work hard and are good at their job have been laid off and those who have any sense have left since Staples is losing steam fast. This article sums up why Staples has been and will continue to be... — read more 

I had submitted a tip to The Globe and I have had 2 interviews with a very thorough reporter who is in the business section. His name is Dan. You can call the tipline @ 617-929-7400. Tell them this is in regard to the Staples layoffs. If you are not... — read more 

So a while back Staples decided to roll Dotcom into North American retail for reporting purposes. At the time Dotcom was the "apparent" growth side and the expected savior of the company. You all remember the sudden demands made at store level to... — read more 

If Staples really wants some fund injection maybe it should sell off the naming rights to the Staples Center. If the company goes belly up it will happen anyway. Why not try everything to save the company?... — read more 

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4048136-staples-just-get

IT staff to be rebadged as IBM employees within 3 months. Many managers laid off or fired on trumped up HR charges cuz IBM doesn't want them. Morale at all time low.

I myself am not getting a bonus this year but I am happier where I am currently.

Staples is now finding new lows. Firing people before bonuses are due mid March and not giving severance. Such a toxic and cheap company. I suppose that $250 million they paid in the failed Office Depot merger had to come from somewhere. This company... — read more 

No severances being offered for those who refuse to go part time and do not wish to transition to supervisor roles. A small selection of districts (not sure which yet) will test having two IS's. Expect to close a lot due to morning shifts focusing... — read more 

Why in the world are you all still working for Staples??? Are you seriously that unhappy in life??? There's people that will help you, Staples died years ago. You seriously think it's going to get better?, you have a better chance of winning the... — read more 

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My DM is threatening to fire managers and tech sups over not selling liquid armour and wants the GM's and SM's to start writing up cashiers and techs for not getting a minimum of 4 square trades a shift. Is this legal?

What is being stolen from the Austell location? Just had a meeting about warrants, sheriff's and a new policy of getting searched when leaving the building.

Some of the DM's and GM's are cheaters in this region, it's sad that myself as a sales associate at the time. I used to always hear the GM and DM talk about ways to cheat. It's clearly a company on the decline. I was a sales associate for about two... — read more 

Why do we allow certain people to lower the price of laptops to include the price of the warranty and pass it off as price matching. We have someone in our district being hailed a hero for his practice. The customer doesn't ask for the price match... — read more 

Have this task list. We expect you to reach 100% of everything on this list. Now go do this list of tasks. No excuses. Customers with questions, excuse. Can't get someone to buy a liquid armour, excuse. Didn't get all the freight out, excuse. The... — read more 

I don't think that Staples thought the layoffs off through very well. There is a market manager with only 5 stores in my region and two general managers who do not have stores but are acting as market managers who all still have jobs. That is... — read more